Rachel
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I tempted the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing, and now look what’s happened
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What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a terrible day to know how to read
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these are not even the files lol
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
these are not even the files lol
Gift link: The rich get richer. More unlegislated tax breaks for the ultra wealthy.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Gift link: The rich get richer. More unlegislated tax breaks for the ultra wealthy.
There's also a similarity between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old. A 5-year-old is a child. And a 15-year-old is a child.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There's also a similarity between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old. A 5-year-old is a child. And a 15-year-old is a child.
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Hmm…There’s a time travel Vatican heist movie somewhere in here…🤔
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hmm…There’s a time travel Vatican heist movie somewhere in here…🤔
He is, after all, a soul man.
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
He is, after all, a soul man.
This 30 to 50 feral hogs reboot is very upsetting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This 30 to 50 feral hogs reboot is very upsetting.
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It's also worth pointing out *all* of this news is coming from the 20k documents released by the *Republicans* in response to the three released by the Dems?
(a) so did they release the wrong batch, or
(b) is there even worse to come
(a) so did they release the wrong batch, or
(b) is there even worse to come
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's also worth pointing out *all* of this news is coming from the 20k documents released by the *Republicans* in response to the three released by the Dems?
(a) so did they release the wrong batch, or
(b) is there even worse to come
(a) so did they release the wrong batch, or
(b) is there even worse to come
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He mentions Epstein twice in this post. Lmao. It's like that scene from Fawlty Towers when he keeps saying DON'T MENTION THE WAR and ends up goose stepping around the lobby
Did not take Trump long to try to rectify that briefing via Truth Social
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
He mentions Epstein twice in this post. Lmao. It's like that scene from Fawlty Towers when he keeps saying DON'T MENTION THE WAR and ends up goose stepping around the lobby
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Seen a few of the epstein emails now, all with different people and it's not the main issue here but is everyone illiterate
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Seen a few of the epstein emails now, all with different people and it's not the main issue here but is everyone illiterate
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
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an actual not-made-up death panel, except there’s only one guy
“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
an actual not-made-up death panel, except there’s only one guy
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
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Every element of this is comedic perfection.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Every element of this is comedic perfection.
A visit from the Suburban Gold Fairies would fix me.
We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A visit from the Suburban Gold Fairies would fix me.
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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
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/3 Meanwhile, she actually gives a shit about carceral culture and has used fame and influence to try to encourage clemency in actual cases impacting actual lives. I have the bog-standard old man view of Kardashian Kulture, but her heart seems to be in the right place on this.
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
/3 Meanwhile, she actually gives a shit about carceral culture and has used fame and influence to try to encourage clemency in actual cases impacting actual lives. I have the bog-standard old man view of Kardashian Kulture, but her heart seems to be in the right place on this.
Yes to all of this. Writing a bar essay or performance test is a learned skill, and the MBE is designed to trip people up. If she didn't take a bar prep course, that would factor into her failing.
Buuutt, she consulted psychics and studied with ChatGPT, so she's going to get dragged a little.
Buuutt, she consulted psychics and studied with ChatGPT, so she's going to get dragged a little.
I agree. I don't judge Kim Kardashian for failing the California bar. It's a tough one, and TBH the bar exam in general bears little relationship to the practice of law.
I do, however, judge her for her own statement that she relied on four psychics who told her she would pass the bar.
I do, however, judge her for her own statement that she relied on four psychics who told her she would pass the bar.
Everyone is dunking on Kim Kardashian. The truth is the California bar is notoriously hard, the pass rate was only 55%, the pass rate for people who didn‘t go to an accredited law school is way lower, and lots of very smart and dedicated people don’t pass the first time and become good lawyers.
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Yes to all of this. Writing a bar essay or performance test is a learned skill, and the MBE is designed to trip people up. If she didn't take a bar prep course, that would factor into her failing.
Buuutt, she consulted psychics and studied with ChatGPT, so she's going to get dragged a little.
Buuutt, she consulted psychics and studied with ChatGPT, so she's going to get dragged a little.
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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
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Buying and then destroying things that might be useful as a means of owning the opposition is more of a twitter thing.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Buying and then destroying things that might be useful as a means of owning the opposition is more of a twitter thing.
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like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
"But here’s the good news: we’re all characters in a murder mystery called “what killed reading?” and once you realize that the killer is excess entertainment, you can begin to adjust your habits accordingly."
For those who are interested in rediscovering the joys of reading, I wrote a step-by-step guide:
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/how-to-rek...
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/how-to-rek...
How to Rekindle Your Love of Reading
I read 186 books in six months. Here's how.
bibliollcollege.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"But here’s the good news: we’re all characters in a murder mystery called “what killed reading?” and once you realize that the killer is excess entertainment, you can begin to adjust your habits accordingly."
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.